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Showing posts with label civil liberties. Show all posts
Showing posts with label civil liberties. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Freedom Summer (50 Years Old) and Independence Day Thoughts

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I was trying to think of an appropriate blog post in honor of Independence Day, when I heard on the radio that this summer is the 50th anniv...
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Sunday, January 19, 2014

Marking Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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If you're like me, you want to find a way to mark MLK Day with your family (besides doing something like shopping, even if you are shopp...
Sunday, November 10, 2013

iPad Technology in Schools: What's the Highest, Best Use?

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The other day, Amy Biolchini's story about the Chelsea Schools and their iPad problems caught my eye. In " Students evading securit...
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Monday, April 22, 2013

Michigan's Government Gives Skunks a Bad Name

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I know, you're thinking, "How is it possible for Michigan's government to give skunks a bad name?" After all, everybody kn...
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Saturday, December 8, 2012

How A (Zombie) Bill Becomes A Law in Michigan, Featuring Schoolhouse Rock

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Here is what we say happens through the legislative process: from Schoolhouse Rock, "I'm Just A Bill." But in Michig...
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Friday, January 20, 2012

This Week's Observations: Banned Books, Technology, and Charters

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Plymouth-Canton Schools (which actually do draw a small number of students from Washtenaw County have banned two books from an AP English c...
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Sunday, April 17, 2011

Pedagogy of the Oppressed: Why?

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Several years ago, we asked friends and family coming to our house for the holiday to each focus on a particular section of the Passover Sed...
Thursday, April 7, 2011

I Spy: More Than a Game at Sky High

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Hot off the presses: This coming Monday, April 11th, at 6:30 p.m, the next Skyline PTSO meeting will be held in the Media Center.  This mon...